Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by Hastings
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
It's well known that Jones was a member of the US Communist party and heavily studied Marx, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and others of that type. He was evil from the beginning. Jesus said that many false teachers would come in his name and Jones was classic example. Any real Christian would have seen right through him.
Yes, Jesus did warn of false teachers coming in his name and I believe one quickly showed up. He wrote several letters and claimed to have met Jesus and later claimed to have conversations with Jesus and even went on an excursion into 3rd heaven.

John the Revelator?

You throwing him under the bus?

DF

Not at all, John was the real thing. In Revelation 2 he reported Jesus' words commending the church at Ephesus for putting Paul on the road. In a letter to Timothy Paul verified that the churches in Asia (Ephesus included) were turned away from him. Paul messed up when he was found out and ran off into the Roman witness protection program. Finally Nero came along and went crazy and Paul got killed in the deal if we are to believe tradition.

Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."